Young Guru Interviewed by Chairman Mao @ Red Bull Music Academy Madrid

Big up Redbull for this.

Artists need their people. Gimel 'Young Guru' Keaton is Jay-Z’s people. When the rap-conquering MC and world-conquering mogul steps into the booth (as he continues to do, despite frequent retirement threats), Young Guru is outside, at the board, making sure Hova sounds good. Since 1999 - a staggering twelve years - this has been the way of things. Along the way, Guru has recorded pretty much every other A-list MCs. Some say he has the Midas touch. Watch as he speaks on doing what you love first and foremost, and a couple tricks of the trade.



Lecture: Young Guru (Madrid 2011) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.

YOUNG GURU SPEAKING SENSE

I swear Young Guru is one of the most inteligent people in the game. Dude always has something worth listening to when he speaks. In this video he breaks the game down of todays producers, comparing it to the graff game of getting up, and putting in work.




Young Guru - Genisis from Q. Ledbetter on Vimeo.